UK Warns of Potential Terror Threat at Pakistan Airport

PHOTO: Pakistani authorities are said to be investigating reports of a potential terrorist attack at the airport in Islamabad.(Photo via Pixabay)

Officials in the United Kingdom and Canada have updated their travel warnings to Pakistan, urging citizens to avoid all unnecessary travel to the nation.

In Great Britain, the U.K.-based travel trade publication Travel Weekly has reported that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued an alert yesterday that read, “The Pakistani authorities are investigating reports of planning for a potential terrorist attack at Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad and have increased security at the airport.”

In Canada, Global Affairs Canada did not mention the airport-specific threat, but it also updated its Pakistan warning yesterday, advising, “against non-essential travel to Pakistan due to the unpredictable security situation, which includes the threat of terrorist attacks, kidnapping and sectarian violence.”

The U.S. Department of State did not issue a new warning yesterday, but it did update its Pakistan warning on April 12 (replacing text from October 7, 2016), that read: “Pakistan continues to experience significant terrorist violence, including sectarian attacks. Targeted attacks against government officials, humanitarian and non-governmental organization (NGO) employees, tribal elders, and law enforcement personnel are common. Throughout Pakistan, foreign and indigenous terrorist groups continue to pose a danger to U.S. citizens. Evidence suggests that some victims of terrorist activity have been targeted because they are Americans.”

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